Author: Jen B.
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Snark Thursday
Just in time for Snark Thursday, Newt Gingrich’s spokesman released, quite possibly, the greatest statement ever. “The literati sent out their minions to do their bidding. Washington cannot tolerate threats from outsiders who might disrupt their comfortable world. The firefight started when the cowardly sensed weakness. They fired timidly at first, then the sheep not…
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Come Hell or High Water*
If you want to help out the folks devastated by the recent flooding of the Mississippi River, shoot on over to the Red Cross (Mid-South Tennessee Region). In somewhat good economic news, the Gold Strike in Tunica re-opened today, which employs 1,400 people. * The floods didn’t stop the International World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest…
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Kentucky v. King
There’s been much hand-ringing over the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kentucky v. King, decided 8-1 with Ginsburg dissenting. In fact, the Seattle Times has declared that the Supreme Court OKs warrantless searches. Where have they have been for the last 97 years? This certainly isn’t the first decision on the topic. The Kentucky holding: “The…
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Unacceptable
Once a year, the AJC prints a story on how various Georgia legislators owe back taxes or fees. Well, here we go again. Forty-seven Georgia legislators, about 20 percent of the General Assembly, owed the state money as of Friday morning because they were late filing campaign finance reports — or didn’t file the reports…
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From the Tip Line
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson tendered his resignation to Governor Deal earlier today. Given what Catherine reported in January of last year, rumors are swirling.
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Justice Taking Root
Tomorrow is the last day to RSVP for the annual benefit for the Southern Center for Human Rights. For the unfamiliar: The Southern Center for Human Rights provides legal representation to people facing the death penalty, challenges human rights violations in prisons and jails, seeks through litigation and advocacy to improve legal representation for poor…